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Lot 173: A lady of the Bleackley family, in black dress with lace-bordered square fichu collar, black belt fastened with gold-set jewelled buckle, three-strand gold necklace with suspended heart-shaped pendants, short curly dark hair: together with a

Est: £1,000 GBP - £1,500 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJune 05, 2007

Item Overview

Description

JOHN COX DILLMAN ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1782/84-1862) A lady of the Bleackley family, in black dress with lace-bordered square fichu collar, black belt fastened with gold-set jewelled buckle, three-strand gold necklace with suspended heart-shaped pendants, short curly dark hair: together with a young gentleman, in blue coat with black collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat; sky and cloud background (English School, circa 1800) ovals, 3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) and 3 3/16 in. (81 mm.) high, gilt-metal frames (2)

Provenance

The lady:
Sotheby's, London, 23 July 1979, lot 230.
The gentleman:
Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, 17 November 1954, lot 695.
Ernst Holzscheiter Collection, Meilen, inv. no. M/D 0632; part I, Sotheby's, London, 28 March 1977, lot 33.
Sotheby's, Chester, 18 October 1988, lot 584.

Notes

PROPERTY FROM A BELGIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION



Auction Details

Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

by
Christie's
June 05, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK